I’m Carl YouTube Stats

@iamtherealcarl · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 6, 2026

I’m Carl channel overview

I’m Carl (@iamtherealcarl) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2021. It has 46K subscribers and 4.5M total views across 201 videos, an average of 22K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 11K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 16K views. Over the last 12 months, I’m Carl published 50 videos (76% Shorts), and 2 of them (4%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 17 days, I’m Carl gained 600 subscribers and 246K views, about 14K views a day.

How much does I’m Carl make?

Returbe estimates I’m Carl's YouTube ad revenue at $801 – $3.7K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.27 to $5.9, typically $2.95, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $3K.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

I’m Carl publishes about 9.8 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (24% of uploads), usually around 10:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 23, 2026.

I’m Carl's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are I’m Carl's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• The Filipino Game Show That Became a Tragedy77K views · Sep 2, 20264.9× typical views
• When Mental Illness Becomes Horror in Filipino Films65K views · Sep 9, 20264.1× typical views
• The Filipiñiana Movie Is Uncomfortable38K views · Sep 23, 20262.4× typical views
• The Real Horror of "Wag Kang Lilingon"37K views · Sep 30, 20262.3× typical views
• Why Is Shake, Rattle & Roll's "Manananggal" Iconic?25K views · Oct 7, 20261.6× typical views
• Why Is Shake, Rattle & Roll's "Pridyider" Iconic?20K views · Oct 14, 20261.2× typical views
• "Feng Shui" has to be one of my favorite Filipino horror movies of all time #imcarl #fyp #horror4.9K views · Sep 21, 20261× typical views
• What are your thoughts on Filipino Rom-Coms? #imcarl #videoessay #fyp #fypシ3.9K views · Sep 14, 20260.8× typical views

Latest videos

5 of I’m Carl's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• "Yaya" segment from Shake, Rattle, and Roll 8 #imcarl #videoessay #horror #film #movie #horror738 views · Oct 23, 20260.1× typical views
• Here's a summary of the SRR III's "Yaya" segment #imcarl #horror #videoessay #film #filipino1.7K views · Oct 22, 20260.3× typical views
• Why Is Shake, Rattle & Roll’s “Yaya” Iconic?9.8K views · Oct 21, 20260.6× typical views
• Wag Kang Lilingon was about Dissociative Identity Disorder (maybe?) #horror #film #movie #imcarl1.4K views · Oct 20, 20260.3× typical views
• The Mirror's Dark Symbolism #imcarl #movie #videoessay #horror #film #documentary #scarystories2.2K views · Oct 19, 20260.4× typical views
• Trauma or Ghosts? Why Not Both? #imcarl #movie #videoessay #horror #film #documentary1.3K views · Oct 17, 20260.3× typical views
• The Horror of "Wag Kang Lilingon" #imcarl #movie #videoessay #horror #film #documentary1.6K views · Oct 16, 20260.3× typical views
• The Threat Is Inside Her #imcarl #movie #videoessay #horror #film2.6K views · Oct 15, 20260.5× typical views
• Why Is Shake, Rattle & Roll's "Pridyider" Iconic?20K views · Oct 14, 20261.2× typical views
• Why Is Shake, Rattle & Roll's "Manananggal" Iconic?25K views · Oct 7, 20261.6× typical views

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 21K videos from 1.6K channels in this niche. 15.8% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Memelogyz (133K subs, best video 191.2×), 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 67.2×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 132.1×), HSN Explains (24K subs, best video 71.3×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 689.5×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 93.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with I’m Carl or YouTube.